Population, female (% of total population) in Guam
Guam: Population, female (% of total population) was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Guam, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Guam stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Guam peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1960.
That places Guam 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female (% of total population) in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.7% | — |
| 1961 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 49.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.2% | 40.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 46.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 46.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More health data for Guam
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Guam?
- Population, female in Guam was 49.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for population, female?
- Guam ranks 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.